Nikoloz Muskhelishvili

Nikoloz Muskhelishvili
ნიკოლოზ მუსხელიშვილი Николай Мусхелишвили
Muskhelishvili in 1940
Born	16 February [O.S. 4 February] 1891 Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	15 July 1976(1976-07-15) (aged 85) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Saint Petersburg State University
Known for	Participating in the development of the first space satellite; founder of Georgian State Academy
Awards	Hero of Socialist Labour
Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical and applied mathematics, physics and mechanics
Institutions	Saint Petersburg State University Transcaucasus Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences Georgian SSR Polytechnic Institute Numerous other Soviet and foreign institutions Cooperation with OKB research labs.
Doctoral students	Mark Vishik

Nikoloz (Niko) Muskhelishvili (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ (ნიკო) მუსხელიშვილი; 16 February [O.S. 4 February] 1891 – 15 July 1976) was a Soviet Georgian mathematician, physicist and engineer who was one of the founders and first President (1941–1972) of the Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences (now Georgian National Academy of Sciences).